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wooing

  • present participle of woo.
  • a word derived from woo.

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Wooing Juliet from beneath her balcony, Romeo proclaims, “O, speak again, bright angel!”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 20, 2019

Wooing spenders in Japan, the world’s second-largest luxury-goods market after the U.S., is increasingly important for Burberry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2016

Wooing talent is crucial because not only are automakers such as General Motors, Tesla and Nissan competing on autonomous driving, but outsiders are as well, including Google, Apple and Uber.

From The Guardian • Nov. 6, 2015

A version of this review appears in print on April 11, 2014, on page C11 of the with the headline: Wooing the Boss With a Spicy Dance.

From New York Times • Apr. 10, 2014

While riding with her friend, Louisa would tell her of the stories she had planned, one of which was to be called "The Philosopher's Wooing," referring to Thoreau.

From Louisa May Alcott : Her Life, Letters, and Journals by Alcott, Louisa May